About three weeks ago I suddenly noticed that our dishwasher smelled like burning rubber. So did the rest of our apartment for two days. I put in a work order and a week later maintenance showed up to check out the situation. Turns out we needed a part to replace whatever rubber piece melted during the heat dry cycle, and the part had to be ordered, of course. Several days later maintenance came back to get the part number. They thought the part would be here by Monday, as in three days ago.
I have learned a few things in three weeks of hand washing dishes:
1) I've been using a dishwasher for so long that it's hard to go back to hand washing, especially since I'm responsible for four times as many dishes now.
2) Once I actually get around to washing the dirty dishes, it doesn't really take that long.
3) Washing the dishes with tropical blossom scented dish soap makes my kitchen smell good.
4) Ellen likes to stand on a stool next to me and "rinse" the dishes.
4a) Ellen doesn't go looking for things to get into when she can play with water and bubbles right next to me.
4b) Ellen can rinse one plastic cup in the time it takes me to wash a whole sink full of dishes.
5) Jack Jack can't wait for the day when he gets tall enough and coordinated enough to assume rinsing responsibilities.
6) I'm actually getting used to washing dishes and it can be quite therapeutic (she says as the dishes washed two days ago are still drying on the counter and the dirty dishes are still "soaking" and piling up in the sink).
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Although we have a dishwasher, too, I filled the sink with soapy water to wash a bunch of pots one day. I usually don't do that, but use the little scrubber thing instead. Anyway, Sophie came up behind me and lightening-fast tossed the TV remote up into the sink. At the time I didn't even realize she was tall enough to do that. Surprise.
Our dishwasher has been broken for a LONG while(homeowning isn't what it is cracked up to be), so we have been washing dishes by hand and I know what you mean when you say that it can be therapeutic. Although there are many times I just cant stand the thought of another sink of dishes.
Mindi :)
Haha! I totally agree with #2. Everytime I finally get around to washing those no-dishwasher items, I always wonder why I waited so long; it's over in just a few minutes.
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